Subscribe now If proof were required as to just how closely matched the two teams in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final are, today in stunning and breezy Barcelona conditions, INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli went toe-to-toe throughout the day’s two races and at the end shared a
Subscribe now ‘To win the America’s Cup, first you have to win the Louis Vuitton Cup.’ It is one of the most famous phrases that surrounds this pinnacle sporting contest with the richest of histories dating back 173 years, and it’s now on the line as the ultimate
Subscribe now It could well be billed as the ‘battle of the new age’ as two of the world’s finest young sailing talents go head-to-head for the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup title. Marco Gradoni, the mercurial and fast-coming Italian talent from Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, and Harry Melges
Representing the New York Yacht Club in the America’s Cup comes with a huge amount of responsibility and a serious weight of expectation. The most famous yacht club in the world, the architects of ‘America’s Cup,’ is an elite organisation built on excellence and a reputation that is peerless.
Subscribe now Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the team representing the Circolo della Vela Sicilia yacht club, secured their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final after a last race against NYYC American Magic where there were plenty more questions than answers before the starting gun fired. Overnight, the Italian shore
Subscribe now A day of wildly swinging fortunes on a tricky Barcelona racetrack saw the Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia, secure their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final with a win over Alinghi Red Bull Racing in the pair's second race of the day. Meanwhile, in the
Subscribe now Sport has a funny habit of throwing up surprises and on what was billed as a potential day of elimination in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals, what unfolded turned out to be the complete opposite with both Alinghi Red Bull Racing and NYYC American Magic scoring race wins
Subscribe now Stellar conditions on a stunning Sunday in Barcelona, brought the crowds out at the Fanzones and Race Village and gave a truly global audience a thrilling spectacle of top-class racing in the dynamic AC75 yachts. As the sun sets on a glorious day, the points table shows Luna
Subscribe now The business end of the Louis Vuitton Cup began today under bright sunshine on the stunning waters off Barcelona, with the first day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals seeing two utterly ruthless performances from the top two Challenger teams to emerge from the initial Round Robin series
The rumour mill was silenced this morning at the Press Conference on the eve of the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals with confirmation by Sir Ben Ainslie that INEOS Britannia had selected Alinghi Red Bull Racing as their opponent in the first-to-five series. The British team also selected starboard entry in
Subscribe now It was a day of tie-breaks and heartbreaks as the Round Robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup drew to a close. For INEOS Britannia, the Challenger of Record, it was unbridled joy as they secured the top spot in the Challenger standings after a dramatic race-off with
Subscribe now Barcelona saw some dynamic and fast-moving conditions today with a northerly airflow switching east but ushering in significant rain showers and the ever-present threat of thunderstorms coming off the hills to the north of the city. With the risk of lightning coming across the designated racecourse of the
Subscribe now Conditions were pitch-perfect in Barcelona for the seventh day of the Louis Vuitton Cup, with the wind clocking round to the south-south-west and delivering a breeze that topped out at 17 knots and an off-axis swell – challenging conditions that saw the big sailing names perform. It was a
Subscribe now After yesterday’s cancellation of racing due to inclement weather, the Louis Vuitton Cup schedule got right back on track with five races completed in a shifting 6-10 knot thermal southerly breeze that challenged the sailors. The big story of the day was Alinghi Red Bull Racing – a
Subscribe now After yesterday’s inclement weather that saw the abandonment of the second race of the day between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup second Round Robin, unfortunately it’s more of the same today in Barcelona. The beginning of September
Subscribe now Rain clouds coming off the mountains to the north of Barcelona produced some challenging and dynamic conditions with enormous shifts in the wind on day one of the Louis Vuitton Cup second Round Robin - the stage of the Challenger Selection Series where every race really matters. It’
